Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly (born June 28, 1985) is an American actress.

Early life and education

Kelly was born in Fairfax, Virginia. She later moved to Atlanta, Georgia for better exposure in her film career. She is goddaughter of late actress and civil rights activist Yolanda King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Kelly was taught by Janet Lawing at Covenant Presbyterian preschool in Marietta, Georgia. She graduated Valedictorian from Sunland Christian Academy in Sunland, California and attended Hillcrest Christian School in Granada Hills, California. She attended Mount St. Mary's College in Brentwood and is a graduate of UCLA in Westwood.

Career

Has been nominated for over 4 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Youth Performance. In 2009, she won Best Lead Actress at The NAACP Theater Awards in Beverly Hills. King and Kelly starred in 3 films together HBO's America's Dream, Odessa and they shared the same role of Reena Evers in Ghosts of Mississippi, daughter of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers. She is the adopted granddaughter of actors Cicely Tyson, Bill Cobbs, and Marla Gibbs. Tyson, Cobbs, and Gibbs all adopted Kelly as their granddaughter after playing her grandparents on film. She performed in several film and television projects such as A Time to Kill and What's Love Got to Do with It as young Tina Turner. Kelly has also appeared in guest-starring roles on shows like E.R. and Roseanne. In early 2010 Kelly played Marcia in the movie Preacher's Kid.

Filmography

Awards and nominations